The System Safety Engineer will support the space program located in Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama.

The selected candidate will be responsible for providing insight/oversight for contracted developments being provided to the Spacecraft / Payload Integration and Evolution (SPIE) office as well as performing Integrated Element Hazard Analyses (IEHAs) and documenting results in System Safety Analysis Reports (SSARs).

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment & Presentation: Identify, analyze, classify (severity & likelihood), and formally present hazards and risks associated with integration of the Integrated Spacecraft & Payload Element (ISPE) into the SLS vehicle to SMA leadership, risk-accepting authorities, milestone reviews, Table-Top Safety Reviews (TTSRs), and flight readiness/certification forums.
• Safety Requirements Compliance & Documentation Review: Prepare or assess System Safety Program Plans; review SLS program/contractor documentation (PWS, SRD, CEI, DRDs, verification procedures, etc.); assess proposed changes, Non-compliance Reports, and Waiver/Deviation requests to ensure full compliance with NASA Agency, Center, and Program safety requirements.
• Trade Studies & Design/Operations Safety Input: Actively participate in trade studies for design, development, operations, and mission events on both in-house and contracted projects to ensure safety requirements are met, risks are identified/characterized, and appropriate mitigations are implemented.
• Hazard Control Verification & Closure: Develop/assess verification plans and Detailed Verification Objectives (DVOs); generate or evaluate safety verification compliance data; track implementation and validation of hazard controls; confirm successful closure of verifications; and develop/present operational hazard control verification evidence to the Safety Verification Board.
• Procedure & Operational Safety Review: Review test, checkout, and operating procedures for compliance with approved safety controls and verification requirements.
• Tracking, Reporting & Deliverables: Track SSAR review comments and TTSR action items/agreements to closure; prepare and present safety status during COFR, SORR, FRR, and other program reviews; provide required SMASS contract deliverables (weekly/monthly activity reports, MSR/PEB inputs, DRDs, etc.).
• Perform additional system safety engineering tasks as assigned in support of the SLS Vehicle Integration Branch and overall program safety posture.